Sex differences in tax compliance: Differentiating between demographic sex, gender-role orientation, and prenatal masculinization (2D:4D)

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 542-552

  Kastlunger, Barbara ^a   Dressler, Stefan G ^a   Kirchler, Erich ^a   Mittone, Luigi ^b   Voracek, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digit ratio (2D:4D); Gender role orientation; Prenatal testosterone; Sex differences; Tax compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955052969     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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